Thursday, August 15, 2013

Out & About with AOLCPs: Longtime AOLCP Sarah Holland Raises the Bar in Vermont

By Kathy Litchfield

VERMONT -- Driving by the Red Hen Baking Co. along rural Route 2 in Middlesex, one might notice something unusual towering above the cars filling the parking lot – nine-foot tall broom corn (Sorghum spp) growing alongside amaranth, quinoa, millet, wheat, oats, sunflowers and barley. Toss in a little parsley and basil and one has the ingredients necessary for a wonderful loaf of freshly baked herb bread.Showcasing these grains, carefully and organically grown in handmade hemlock raised beds adjacent to the popular eatery, is the brainchild of Sarah Holland of Moretown, one of the NOFA Organic Land Care Program’s original accredited professionals and one of just a handful of AOLCPs in the state of Vermont.

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The Organic Land Care Program is managed by the Northeast Organic Farming Association. The OLC has an Accreditation program for organic land care professionals based on the NOFA Standards in Organic Land Care. We also have a number of publications and programs to support homeowners and gardeners working to maintain their yard, garden and lawn without harmful chemicals.